Bishop to Celebrate Mass for Life Jan. 22
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
In observance of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, faithful from throughout the four-county diocese are encouraged to join in peaceful solidarity and show their support for the gift of human life at a Respect Life Mass that will be celebrated by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Jan. 22 at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, 151 N. Warren Street, Trenton.
Following the Mass, participants are welcome to gather for the annual Rally for Life to be held on the steps of the New Jersey State House on West State Street, about a mile away from the cathedral. The Rally for Life, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., is scheduled to feature a number of speakers including pro-life legislators, leaders of pro-life groups and ministries and clergy.
The scheduling of the Trenton Diocesan Respect Life Mass and Rally for Life events will precede the 40th national March for Life that will be held Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C. Usually held on the same day as the “Roe” observance, this year’s March in Washington had been rescheduled to Jan. 25 due to the presidential inauguration events that are slated to be held earlier in the week.
The March for Life is an annual pro-life rally held in the nation’s capital in numbers exceeding 100,000 Catholics and other pro-life advocates who peacefully and prayerfully protest the 1973 United States Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion.
Other events that are planned in Washington will include a youth rally at a Washington hotel, and a Mass to be celebrated by Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the annual National Prayer Vigil for Life which begins with a Jan. 24 Vigil Mass.
Bishop O’Connell will be joining those attending the Annual March for Life Jan. 25. The bishop will be present for the Mass that will be celebrated in the basilica at 7:30 a.m. and then he will informally greet members of the Diocese on the Mall prior to the march itself.
Many of the pilgrims from the diocese will travel to Washington on buses sponsored by parishes and Knights of Columbus councils, as well as on a bus that will transport diocesan staff and personnel. Other pilgrims will make the journey by way of mass transit or their own vehicles. Historically, the Trenton Diocese has had a strong and proud representation of young people at the march, hailing mostly from Catholic schools, parish religious education programs and youth ministry groups.
For more information about the Trenton Respect Life Mass Jan. 22, contact Donna Goodwin, coordinator of the Respect Life Ministry, diocesan Department of Pastoral Care, at 609-403-7192 or email: [email protected].
For a complete listing of the parishes and Knights of Columbus Councils sponsoring buses to Washington, click www.trentonmonitor.com or www.dioceseoftrenton.org/respectlifeministry or contact Goodwin.
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In observance of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, faithful from throughout the four-county diocese are encouraged to join in peaceful solidarity and show their support for the gift of human life at a Respect Life Mass that will be celebrated by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Jan. 22 at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, 151 N. Warren Street, Trenton.
Following the Mass, participants are welcome to gather for the annual Rally for Life to be held on the steps of the New Jersey State House on West State Street, about a mile away from the cathedral. The Rally for Life, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., is scheduled to feature a number of speakers including pro-life legislators, leaders of pro-life groups and ministries and clergy.
The scheduling of the Trenton Diocesan Respect Life Mass and Rally for Life events will precede the 40th national March for Life that will be held Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C. Usually held on the same day as the “Roe” observance, this year’s March in Washington had been rescheduled to Jan. 25 due to the presidential inauguration events that are slated to be held earlier in the week.
The March for Life is an annual pro-life rally held in the nation’s capital in numbers exceeding 100,000 Catholics and other pro-life advocates who peacefully and prayerfully protest the 1973 United States Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion.
Other events that are planned in Washington will include a youth rally at a Washington hotel, and a Mass to be celebrated by Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the annual National Prayer Vigil for Life which begins with a Jan. 24 Vigil Mass.
Bishop O’Connell will be joining those attending the Annual March for Life Jan. 25. The bishop will be present for the Mass that will be celebrated in the basilica at 7:30 a.m. and then he will informally greet members of the Diocese on the Mall prior to the march itself.
Many of the pilgrims from the diocese will travel to Washington on buses sponsored by parishes and Knights of Columbus councils, as well as on a bus that will transport diocesan staff and personnel. Other pilgrims will make the journey by way of mass transit or their own vehicles. Historically, the Trenton Diocese has had a strong and proud representation of young people at the march, hailing mostly from Catholic schools, parish religious education programs and youth ministry groups.
For more information about the Trenton Respect Life Mass Jan. 22, contact Donna Goodwin, coordinator of the Respect Life Ministry, diocesan Department of Pastoral Care, at 609-403-7192 or email: [email protected].
For a complete listing of the parishes and Knights of Columbus Councils sponsoring buses to Washington, click www.trentonmonitor.com or www.dioceseoftrenton.org/respectlifeministry or contact Goodwin.
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